Iw Grand Jury Indicts Foy On Murder Charges

May 09, 2000|By KEITH RUSHING Daily Press

ISLE OF WIGHT — A Carrollton man accused of strangling his girlfriend was indicted on murder charges Monday by an Isle of Wight grand jury.

The indictment followed a decision by Isle of Wight County District Court Judge Robert Edwards Thursday to send the case to the grand jury because of the amount of evidence lodged against Bill Foy, 50.

Foy is accused of killing Valerie Adams, 45, also of Carrollton, after the couple went out for dinner and drinks on March 17.

He was arrested at a Chesapeake motel March 25, five days after police, family and friends launched an exhaustive search for the couple.

An anonymous caller tipped police off to Foy's whereabouts at the motel. Foy then confessed to the crime and led police to the place where Adams' body lay buried under reeds in Currituck, N.C., police say.

Adams family members sobbed quietly at Thursday's preliminary hearing and comforted one another. Monday's grand jury proceeding was closed to visitors.

Foy is being held without bond at Western Tidewater Regional Jail in Suffolk.

Keith Rushing can be reached at 357-4138 or 247- 4926 or by e-mail at krushing@dailypress.com